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Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
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 The New York Times 
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
Tue 9 Mar 2010
Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are taking... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
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 The Guardian 
IMF head says may be yuan changes in coming months
Tue 9 Mar 2010
* IMF head says China moved to more traditional growth model * Sees world economy in uncharted territory (Adds quotes, background) JOHANNESBURG, March 9 (Reuters) - China's yuan is still "very much... (photo: Creative Commons / Guillom)
An investor studies the latest shares prices through an electronic board at a stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 22, 2005.  The Boston Globe  Tue 9 Mar 2010
Asian stocks mixed after lackluster US finish
HONG KONG-Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, taking a breather after sharp gains the day before as investors awaited more clues about the health of the world economy. A number of markets were little... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
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Dollar - Currency  The Guardian  Mon 8 Mar 2010
Gold rises as dollar dips; palladium near 2-yr high
* Dollar retreats versus the euro as risk appetite sharpens * U.S. data, easing fears over Greece boost appeal of risk * Palladium holds near last week's two-year high (Updates prices, adds comment)... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Dollar   Economy   Euro   Gold   Photos
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Canon Store for Cameras China Daily Wed 10 Mar 2010
Canon says China may become top camera market in 2015
Canon Inc expects China's camera market to become the world's largest as early as 2015, overtaking the US, its head of the business said. Canon, the world's biggest... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
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Entrance to Chevron's headquarters complex in San Ramon, California. Chevron was found to have evaded $3.25 billion in federal and state taxes from 1970 to 2000 through a complex petroleum pricing scheme involving a project in Indonesia. The Guardian Tue 9 Mar 2010
Chevron to seek UK refinery sale, cut 2,000 jobs
* Chevron to cut 2,000 downstream jobs in 2010 * To seek bids for UK refinery, other downstream ops * Shares down 0.2 percent in early trading (Adds quote, detail,... (photo: Creative Commons / Coolcaesar)
Chevron   Jobs   Photos   Refinery   Trading
Canon - Digital Camera - Technology - Devices Philadelphia Daily News Tue 9 Mar 2010
AP hires NY Times exec to boost digital revenue
The Associated Press NEW YORK - An executive who helped run The New York Times' Web site has been hired to guide The Associated Press' effort to sell consumer... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Consumer   Devices   Digital   Photos
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009. Asia Times Tue 9 Mar 2010
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
By Stanley A Weiss MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US
A currency trader smiles in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Asia Times Tue 9 Mar 2010
South Korea back on track
By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery path... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
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